For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. - Ephesians 6

There you go man, keep as cool as you canFace piles and piles of trials with smilesIt riles them to believe that you perceive the web they weaveAnd keep on thinking free - Lyrics from Moody Blues "In The Beginning"

"The basic difference between an ordinary person and a warrior is that a warrior takes everything as a challenge, while an ordinary person takes everything as a blessing or a curse."

- Don Juan Matus

BE A WARRIOR!

"Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of any kinds,because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance." - James 1:2-3 (NIV)

If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.

"Hey! That's my spot!"

Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.– Proverbs 25:28 (NIV)

Today’s commentaryby Dave Whitehead, Senior Pastor, GraceNYC.org

To cultivate restraint over our appetites brings us great gain, because it builds in us the reserves that we need when we are tempted to cross a boundary that we will later regret. In the ancient world, a city without walls was vulnerable to any enemy who wanted to attack or loot the city treasures. In the same way, a life that does not cultivate boundaries is vulnerable to any distraction or seduction that comes its way. Don’t give up the treasures of godliness in your life easily. Adding small measures of discipline into your daily lifestyle will bring a huge return.

You must look into other people as well as at them.

-Lord Chesterfield

"Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame."― Benjamin Franklin

“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”― John Lennon

"When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."― Thomas Jefferson

"Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable."

― Mark Twain

“Think about it: one thing that weakens us is feeling offended by the deeds and misdeeds of our fellow men. Our self-importance requires that we spend most of our lives offended by someone.” ― Don Juan Matus

“Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.”― Elvis Presley

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt

"Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others."― Groucho Marx

"Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer." ― Dave Barry

"The hardness of the butter is proportional to the softness of the bread."― Steven Wright

“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.”

― Ronald Reagan

"The illiteracy level of our children are appalling."

― George W. Bush

"The Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for
centuries."